thrall
Slave; one under the control of anotherSlave; one under the control of another.
» She remained in thrall to her childhood memories.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, literary, uncountable)Slave; one under the control of another.
My father was always a thrall to alcohol.
the state of being under the control of another person
(uncountable)The state of being under the control of another person.
Today's kids are in thrall to their phones.
Leibeigene, Leibeigenschaft
невольникnevolʹnik, рабrab, пленplen
(countable, uncountable)A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.
Examples
5 sentencesShe remained in thrall to her childhood memories.
They were in thrall to the charismatic leader.
The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.
I was surprised by how completely in thrall she was to him.
deIch war überrascht, wie sehr sie ihm verfallen war.
I was surprised to find out how completely in thrall she is to him.
deIch habe mit Überraschung festgestellt, wie sehr sie ihm verfallen ist.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English thral, thralle, threl, threlle, from Old English þrǣl (“thrall, slave,From Middle English thral, thralle, threl, threlle, from Old English þrǣl (“thrall, slave, servant”), from Old Norse þræll (“slave”), from Proto-Germanic *þrahilaz, *þragilaz, *þrigilaz (“runner, gofer, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to pull, drag, race, run”), possibly a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”); related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan), Old English þrǣġan (“to run”).
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Forms
plural: thrallsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable